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Ridley Scott's Latest a PC Version of the Crusadesnew
In spite of several engaging battle scenes, director Ridley Scott makes even those wild and crazy Middle Ages pale in comparison to all the killing and maiming going down in our own medievalesque Iraq crusade.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
05-05-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Ridley Scott, Kingdom of Heaven
Film Lights Fire Under Racial Melting Potnew
Crash ambitiously takes on a huge theme from more angles than one film can really encompass. Nevertheless, it's filled with taut, engrossing sequences, and it honestly shows how ordinary people can rise or fall when given a chance for redemption.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-05-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Crash, Paul Haggis
Director Tackles Teen Pregnancy in New Filmnew
Director Todd Solondz looks and acts pretty much like you'd expect the architect of some of the ickiest, misanthropic films on the indie scene to look and act.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
05-05-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Palindromes, Todd Solondz
The Ethics of Using Deceit When Giving Bloodnew
A reader wonders if it's OK to lie about his sex life when donating blood.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
05-05-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser
Was the Iraqi Election a Turning Point ?new
The election hasn't slowed down insurgents in Iraq. They're merely adjusting their tactics.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-05-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Recipe for Mother's Day Tea Treatnew
Cashew shortbread is easy and even Mom can make it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
05-05-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
Quarterly Column Lets Readers Talk Backnew
Taylor Eason gets feedback from his fanatical wino friends.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
05-05-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Novel Has Deep Shadows and Sharp Edgesnew
Novelist Joshilyn Jackson explains how she developed her odd blend of Southern humor and violence.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
05-05-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'My Name is W and I'm a Debt Addict'new
When two Georgia Democrats voted for the aptly nicknamed "Debt Slavery Act," they betrayed the hard-working constituents in their slightly poorer than middle-class districts.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
05-05-2005 |
Commentary
Aquarium's Acquisition Attempts Cause Wavesnew
Conservationists in Belize have provided a hint about at least one of the sea creatures that will be on display in the Georgia Aquarium after it opens Nov. 23.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
05-05-2005 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Olympics Ends Up In Lawyer Gamesnew
Virtually all that remains of the once-mighty Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games is a handful of attorneys battling a series of multimillion-dollar civil lawsuits by victims of the Centennial Olympic Park bombing.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
05-05-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Man Ordered Arrested for Web Site Contentnew
Stephen Lee Johnson was looking to help reform the state's Division of Family and Children Services, not stand up for First Amendment rights. But sometimes you aim for one thing and hit another.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
05-05-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Lobbyist Is Example of Georgia's Revolving Doornew
A one-year prohibition of lobbying by ex-government officials has slowed down the revolving door. But the lobbying roles of Harold Reheis, the state's former top environmental enforcer, and others have convinced some watchdogs that one year isn't enough time.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
05-05-2005 |
Politics
Duo Gives Big Dose of Georgia Soulnew
With alternating leads and plenty of sweetly blended harmonies, the pair showcase their great voices in a stellar selection of songs, which they wrote or co-wrote, and each one is a keeper.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
04-28-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: The Wrights, Down This Road
Album Captures Most Symbiotic Moments Between Artistsnew
Yearlong is sound clips from the hip, and the results vary from metallic coupling to the resonant, resolute pluck of acoustic strings flicking flecks of shimmying mica.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
04-28-2005 |
Reviews
